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Ex-President Ranil joins world leaders to wish Indian PM Modi on his 75th birthday

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe joined a number of world leaders including US President Donald Trump, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and former British Prime Minist... Read More


UNP Working Committee decides to lift bans on members who joined SJB

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- The Working Committee of the United National Party (UNP) has decided to lift all disciplinary orders and suspensions previously imposed on party members who had their membership... Read More


Central Expressway: Pothuhera to Rambukkana section completion date announced

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- The construction work on the section of the Central Expressway from Pothuhera to Rambukkana will be completed before the section from Kadawatha to Mirigama is finalized by the y... Read More


'Backhoe Saman' & 'Thembili Lahiru' to be detained till Dec. 2 for further questioning

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- The Walasmulla Magistrate's Court today (17) granted permission to police to detain underworld figures 'Backhoe Saman' and 'Thambili Lahiru', until December 2 in order to conduc... Read More


Sri Lanka becomes State Party to BBNJ Convention

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism has announced that Sri Lanka's Instrument of Ratification on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ... Read More


'We aim to end the economic crisis through 2026 Budget' - President

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the 2022-2023 economic crisis and the resulting social hardships were not random events, emphasizing that multiple major factors c... Read More


Sampath Manamperi surrenders to court

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- Sampath Manamperi, accused of concealing two containers of raw materials allegedly used in the production of the drug "Ice" and reportedly belonging to underworld figure Kehelba... Read More


'Backhoe Saman' and 'Thembili Lahiru' produced before court

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- Underworld figures known as 'Backhoe Saman' and 'Thembili Lahiru', who were recently brought back to Sri Lanka from Indonesia, have been produced before the Walasmulla Magistrat... Read More


Sri Lankan passport drops 6 spots in global rankings

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- The Sri Lankan passport has dropped to 97th place in the latest Henley Passport Index 2025 Global Ranking, released on September 11, 2025. Earlier this year, Sri Lanka showed n... Read More


Six Sri Lankans abandoned in seas off Talaimannar by traffickers rescued

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The Sri Lanka Navy has taken hold of six Sri Lankans, who were abandoned in seas off Talaimannar by human traffickers. The group was illegally transported by sea from India and... Read More